A chase, a crash, and an evacuation in Stony Point

A chase, a crash, and an evacuation. It all went down Friday night. Around 10:30pm the North Carolina Patrol pursued a vehicle from Iredell County into Stony Point. According to Alexander County Deputy Fire Marshall Mark Earle the chase ended when the vehicle operated by a yet to be identified male crashed into natural gas line at Shuford Sure Tape off Highway 90. The driver sustained non life threatening injuries and was transferred to an area hospital. The gas line was ruptured forcing an evacuation of the facility. A section of Highway 90 and was closed as well. Aside from the driver of the vehicle involved in the chase, no other injuries were reported and the Highway Patrol continues the investigation.